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* The | * The Pankration- Dropped from the Corinthian Games after [[Pollux]] injured another competitor in the Olympic Pankration so badly that he was left paralyzed from the waist down. | ||
'''Note:''' The ''pankration'' was an athletic event in the Greek games, including those of Corinth's Isthmian Games. This is often translated as "all-in fighting" (from the words ''pan''=all and ''kratos''=strength), where any method of attack was allowed except eye-gouging and biting, and contests often ended in serious injury or death. Hercules and Theseus are said to have created the sport. - (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration Wikipedia]'') | |||
Revision as of 18:31, 13 March 2012
The Corinthian Games are an event that takes place in episode 1.17 Winner Take All. It appeared to be the Corinthian equivalent of the Olympic games.
Events include:
- Sumo wrestling
- Shot-put
- Javelin
- A 3-man relay race
- Archery
Former events include:
- The Pankration- Dropped from the Corinthian Games after Pollux injured another competitor in the Olympic Pankration so badly that he was left paralyzed from the waist down.
Note: The pankration was an athletic event in the Greek games, including those of Corinth's Isthmian Games. This is often translated as "all-in fighting" (from the words pan=all and kratos=strength), where any method of attack was allowed except eye-gouging and biting, and contests often ended in serious injury or death. Hercules and Theseus are said to have created the sport. - (Wikipedia)
